Weekly Report - 01 March 2018 (WR-18-08)

Chile’s President-elect Sebastián Piñera, who is due to assume office on 11 March, continued with the process of forming his government by appointing regional governors (intendentes) for the country’s soon to be 16 regions (see sidebar) on 26 February. As with his announced ministerial cabinet, Piñera has tried to maintain political and gender balance with his gubernatorial appointments. However, it is not clear if the appointments will satisfy all quarters of the centre-right Chile Vamos coalition that backed his candidacy.